Meet Krampus, The Anti-Santa

Santa is the character synonymous with the Christmas season, but there's another character to know about-on the dark side. Krampus is the centuries-old Christmas devil creature that comes out every December 5th, known as Krampusnacht. On this night, the German legend has it that Krampus visits the children who have been naughty over the last year. He would then take these wicked children back to his lair. A modern take on this tradition in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic involves drunken men dressed up in handmade Krampus costumes to chase people through the streets for a Krampuslauf-a Krampus Run.